No. 13. NUMBER of MACHINES employed in ALLUVIAL and QUARTZ MINING, for the YEAR ending 31st MARCH, 1877.

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34

MACHINERY EMPLOYED IX ALLUVIAL MlNING. Machisebt Euploted is Qdabtz Mining. Mining District:-. "23 a» 03 o 1 u to o b n o a (- CI ■goo c3 to I'll Is Steam Engines employed Winding, Crushing, &c. to as sS I Approximate Vall-b OF ALL MlNINC Plant included 1st this return. a Si 3 No. Aggregate Horse power. o Auckland — North Hauraki South Hauraki 10 42 52 1 222 1,361 13 40 53 137 850 987 7 18 1 3_ 4~ £ 65,000 206,900 ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... '5 I 5 ... I Maelboeough — Pelorus and Wairau Nelson — Collingwood and Takaka Inangahua Charleston Lyell Westport Ahaura Nelson Creek Orwell Creek ... Half-Ounce ... Moonlight Black Ball ... Waipuna Cobden ... I ... - i - ... "•■• I I i ... 280 i 45 50 45 160 840 650 430 180 120 500 57_ 3,077 6,000 100 125 80 425 200 2,000 100 2,000 3 8 ' 21 "l 4 107 30 50 18 56 32 36 8 8 68 418 10 8 "is '2 ... "e 1 ... ... - I - 126 i ... ... 1 - I "6 "*98 1,583 - I "io 3 1 I ■■■ 1 i 160 23 10 i I "6 3 1 25 1 ■■■ 1 I I 1 1 I - ... 13 271,900 325 66,800 3,705 6,300 7,500 350 1,000 1,280 1,100 250 100 1,460 825 "4 2 "1 2 ... ... 3 50 81 ... — ! ... l '2 28 io~ 9 1 6_ - I I 126 j 1 ... - 98 14 193 10 1 Westland— Waimea Totara Kanieri Greymouth Clifton Arnold Greenstone Okarito Kumara Bed Jack's and No Town i 1 1 5 1 200 60 75 40 15 12 11 6 55 28 30 14 "l I ... ... ... ... 18 90,160 6,000 22,000 3,000 400 480 212 2,500 800 2,165 255 4 i "*8 23 15 12 ' 1 — 5 8 '"2 31 83 12 2 I - 1 I - ! L ... 1 1 I ... Otago — Hindon Tuapeka Queenstown ... Clyde, Cromwell, Alexandra, Black's, Teviot, Nevis Orepuki Switzers Arrow Naseby Kyeburn and Clarke's ... Hamilton's, Sowburn, Rock and Pillar Hyde and Fullerton's ... Macrae's, Strath Taieri, and Shag Valley ... Serpentine and Maerewhenua St. Bathans, Ida Valley, and other localities "i ... "4 ... i 11,033 50~ 1,000 300 1,000 180 1,200 400 250 100 40 15 50 40 70 25 5 30 3 8 2 10 50 700 30 15 43 150 20 25 10 2 20 55 1,132 502 40 30 30 "io 17 1 2 3 "1 3 - 1 : 150 60 LI 1 I - I 1 1 '4 ... '"80 1 4 3 9 "l 2 29 59 60 '"4 1 4 3 5 3 2 "e "l "4 37,812 760 10,000 50,000 50,000 430 3,200 4,000 2,000 1,200 450 200 600 500 2,600 ... ... 1 ... '" ... I 1 '"l5 1 "io : i UI ... i- 7T" 1 - I I 127 I rnp ... ... ... ... ... I ••• ... ... 4,695 150 GO 19 164 16 125,940